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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
COPTOWN is a plot forward thriller novel. It's about cops, but it's not copaganda. The characters in this book are awful. I suppose it's hard to expect more from them in 1974. The book is loaded with racism and sexism. It's full of violence and hate crimes.
The pacing was great and pulled me through the story. I burned through it.
I liked it, but it had some real tough moments.
The pacing was great and pulled me through the story. I burned through it.
I liked it, but it had some real tough moments.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Abortion
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Transphobia, Sexual harassment
I listened to this book in 3 days I absolutely could not turn it off and finished it at 1:00 this morning! So many twists and turns! I was completely thrown by who "The Shooter" was at the end, even though it gave some of the story in his point of view. I loved listening to the different point of views and absolutely loved the setting of the story. It was so interesting to listen to a story set in the 70's in the view of a woman police officer. This is the second Karin Slaughter book I have read and I have put all of her books on my TBR list!
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I received this free book from NetGalley for an honest review, all opinions are my own. Kate a rookie in the Atlanta PD thanks to in part by the movement to integrate equality in the city and the police department. Maggie comes from a family of cops but never embraced by the all boys club. After five cops were killed and her brother injured in the line of duty the cops are in an uproar to bring justice. I loved the female characters and their humor and sarcastic nature. Taking charge and forging their own investigation to find out who is killing other cops.
I understand this takes place in the 70's which equality and integration was just on the cusp but I found it very tasteless and didn't really feel that it added value to the story. I think it could have been just as interesting without the use of so much racist, homophobic and sexist comments. Due to that it really lost a lot of my interest in this book. I do like Kate's transformation as well as Maggie finally sticking up to her Uncle.
I understand this takes place in the 70's which equality and integration was just on the cusp but I found it very tasteless and didn't really feel that it added value to the story. I think it could have been just as interesting without the use of so much racist, homophobic and sexist comments. Due to that it really lost a lot of my interest in this book. I do like Kate's transformation as well as Maggie finally sticking up to her Uncle.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This wasn’t my favorite KS book, but i did enjoy the plot. It’s very vulgar and infuriating, but makes sense being centered around the 1970s
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes